Borders

Roxburghshire and Berwickshire historically bore the brunt of the conflicts with England, both during declared wars such as the Wars of Scottish Independence, and armed raids which took place in the times of the Border Reivers. Thus, across the region are to be seen the ruins of many castles, abbeys and even towns.

The council area was created in 1975, by merging the counties of Berwickshire, Peebleshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire and part of Midlothian. This became a two-tier region with the districtsof Berwickshire, Ettrick, and Lauderdal, Roxburgh and Tweedale within it. In 1996 the region became a unitary authorityarea and the districts were wound up. The region was created with the name Borders.